Phylogeny based on elongation factor Tu reflects the phenotypic features of mycoplasmas better than that based on 16S rRNA

Gene

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-87

  Kamla, Volker ^a   Henrich, Birgit ^a   Hadding, Ulrich ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

EF Tu; Evolution; Mollicutes; Phylogenetic tree; Recombinant DNA; Ribosomal RNA; Ureaplasma

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR TU; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EUKARYOTE; MOLLICUTES; MYCOPLASMA; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; UREAPLASMA;

EID: 0029882910     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00884-5     Document Type: Article

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